About Me
Hi, my name is Juna Brookes and I’ve been practicing therapy for over 9 years. I was born and have lived in the Muslim country Azerbaijan. Having moved to the UK 20 years ago I know what it is like to feel like an outsider. My practice is open to diversity, warmly welcoming people from different religions, nationalities, and sexualities.
I am a qualified Counsellor, Hypnotherapist and EMDR Therapist. I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I have been a BACP member since I graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University. I use an integrative approach to work with my clients which means I incorporate different theories and techniques to suit my client’s individual needs. I hold a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Qualifications
Qualifications and other training
- Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Diploma in Hypnotherapy
- Bereavement and loss work certificate
- Working with hard to help clients certificate
- Working with suicidal clients certificate
- Working in Creative Ways Certificate
- Focused / CBT Therapy Certificate
- Conversational Reframing Certificate
- Working with LGBT clients (BBS)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (The Horsforth Counselling Centre)
- Grief and Loss (BBS)
- Fast Cure of Phobias and PTSD (Human Givens)
- Working with Traumatic Stress (Barka/Leeds)
- Studying for Hypnotherapy Diploma with Leeds Hypnotherapy Academy
- Rewind Technique(Mark Tyrell/Uncommon knowledge)
- Safeguarding (BBS and Barca)
- Transactional Analysis (BBS)
- Child sexual abuse: hope for Healing (PODS)
- EMDR trauma related workshops (Lauren Parrell )
- Kinetic Shift -the technique to remove the negative feelings or fears (Karl Smith)
- Oldpain2go- the technique to illuminate the physical psychosomatic pain (Steven Blake)
When I take off my Therapist Hat…
I have found that I am most effective as a therapist (wife and mum) when I have enough self care in my life. I make sure I dedicate some time to my favourite hobbies; finding sea glass on beaches, making mosaics with them, and indoor climbing.
I also love my two parrots, they bring and joy to my life.